Pyrus communis Obelus - Pear Tree

The Obelisk Pear Tree is a columnar variety that allows for a bountiful harvest with minimal space requirements. It produces medium-sized, slightly rounded pears with green skin speckled with brown and tinged with red in the sun. The creamy white flesh is fine, with a sweet and lightly fragrant, balanced flavour. The harvest takes place in late August and early September. The Obelisk Pear Tree is not self-fertile. It is resistant to scab.

The pear tree is a tree native to central Asia, cultivated in China for 6,000 years. It was introduced to Europe around the 6th century. While its development in the Middle Ages remained limited, there were already 200 varieties by the Renaissance. Since then, the number of varieties has continued to increase. The Obelisk Pear Tree is a columnar variety of horticultural origin.

The Obelisk Pear Tree is not frost-sensitive but it will appreciate protected and sunny locations, avoiding frost-prone and windy situations. It is easy to grow and likes moist and deep soils, but it dislikes overly porous and chalky soils. In winter, provide it with a shovel of wood ash, rich in potash, to improve flowering and fruit quality.

Its columnar habit allows it to have minimal space requirements. It can be grown as a hedge, in a pot on a terrace or balcony, on a trellis... Its oval-shaped leaves are finely toothed on the edge, have a petiole as long as the lamina and measure about 8 to 9 cm (3 to 4in).
Its late white flowering, in late March, protects it from frost. Its flowers are composed of 5 white petals. They are not self-fertile, so plant another pear tree nearby, preferably within a radius of 50 m (164ft). Its main pollinators are the varieties Angelys and Doyenné du Comice.

This variety produces medium-sized, slightly rounded pears with green skin speckled with brown and tinged with red in the sun. The creamy white flesh is fine, with a sweet and lightly fragrant, balanced flavour.

Pears can be consumed fresh, in syrup, in pastries, in jams and compotes, and can be used to make alcoholic beverages...